>Risks of Prohibition

I understand that some people don’t want to expand the human lifespan beyond its“natural” limits but I object to their preventing others from doing so justbecause they don’t like the sight of sprightly senior citizens.

Not only should we object to others preventing people from enhancing themselves, we should fear the social consequences of such prohibition. Some people are certainly going to want enhancements like longer lives, greater intelligence, or better appearance. Prohibition wouldn’t stop people from wanting those things, it would simply create a black market. And in a black market: